Comedian Kathy Griffin says she went too far in making fun of President Donald Trump. During a recent photo shoot, Griffin held a fake bloody, severed head in the likeness of the president. The backlash was swift and Griffin issued an apology on social media. “I sincerely apologize,” she said. “I went way too far. The image is too disturbing. I understand how it offends people. It wasn't funny.” (Published Wednesday, May 31, 2017)

Comedian Kathy Griffin has apologized in a Twitter video after receiving backlash on social media Tuesday about photographs of her holding a bloody, decapitated head resembling President Donald Trump.

"I'm a comic. I crossed the line. I moved the line, then I crossed it. I went way too far," Griffin said.

His wife Melania Trump said hours later that the photo was "simply wrong."

"As a mother, a wife, and a human being, that photo is very disturbing," she said in a statement to NBC News. "When you consider some of the atrocities happening in the world today, a photo opportunity like this is simply wrong and makes you wonder about the mental health of the person who did it."

Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., was the first Trump family member to rebuke Griffin, saying the picture was "disgusting but not surprising." Without specifically mentioning the Griffin image, the official Twitter account of the Secret Service tweeted they were "on it" in response to calls to investigate the comedian.

Disgusting but not surprising. This is the left today. They consider this acceptable. Imagine a conservative did this to Obama as POTUS? https://t.co/QdghcbIjS7